Awakening to a new economics
Liz McKelvey reflects on inequality, consumerism, the climate emergency, and walking away from the slavery of Pharaoh. From Tanzania to Didsbury David and I went to live in Tanzania in … Continue reading Rebel for life: Climate change and the book of Exodus
“Administer true justice” writes the prophet Zechariah. “Show mercy and compassion to one another.” In doing so, the people would reflect the character of God, who is compassionate, slow to … Continue reading The importance of compassion
Green shoots is our series on businesses and projects that point the way towards a fairer and greener future. (Previous features here) This month we look at the pioneering veg … Continue reading Green shoots: Riverford Organic
In her important book Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth includes a chapter on regenerative business and the circular economy. Among the various useful ideas in the chapter are a summary of five possible responses … Continue reading Five church responses to the environment
There has been lots of speculation over the years about how a postgrowth economy might work – one that has given up GDP growth as its primary metric of success. … Continue reading What might an economy without growth look like?
In this guest post, theologian, author and speaker Eve Poole shares a summary of her book Buying God: Consumerism and Theology. Buying God unites theoretical work on theology, capitalism and … Continue reading Buying God: Eve Poole on theology and consumerism
“If the church were to get behind this, imagine what we could do”. That’s a phrase I often hear as a Christian activist in Britain, from others and from myself … Continue reading Why the church can drive social change
Green Shoots is our series on businesses that demonstrate the kind of change that we want to see, good examples of fair and sustainable ways of doing business. There’s an … Continue reading Green shoots: ReTuna shopping centre
Joy in Enough 